Woman&#39;s sanitary undergarment



J. L'. JURIN .2,458,273

WOMAN S SANITARY UNDERGARMENT 2 Shets-Sheet l Jan. 4, 1949.

Fild Aug. so, 194'( INVENTOR.

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ATTORNEY INVENTOR.

J. L. J URIN WOMAN S SANITARY UNDERGARMEN T Jan. 4, 1949.

2 Sheets-Sheva?l 2 Filed Aug. 30,A 1947 J'OY CEL..JURIN BMM ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 4, 1949 WOMANS SANITARY UNDERGARMENT Joyce L. Jurin, New York, N. Y.

Application August 30, 1947, Serial No. 771,516

6 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in womens undergarments and Imore particularly to those in the nature of garter belts or hose supporters provided with means for the support of catamenial devices r sanitary pads, thereby ob- Viating the necessity of special supports or garments.

The object of this invention is to provide a sanitary pad support in combination with a hose support or similar garment, wherein the pad supporting means act in an ecient and positive manner to distribute the strains engendered by use with a maximum of comfort and safety.

A further object of this invention is to provide a garter belt with pad supporting means which will eliminate discomfort to the wearer whether said pad supporting device is in actual use or not.

An additional object of this invention is to' provide a pad support in combination with a garter belt, wherein the pad support is instantaneously available for use without any disarrangement of said garter belt, and in which the pad support constitutes an integral part thereof and retains the belt close to the body of the wearer at all times.

Further objects will be described hereinafter in the specifications and will be more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the garment showing the sanitary napkin in position by broken lines.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary perspective view, partly broken away, showing part of the interior of the garment.

Figure 3 is an elevation showing a tab and clip.

Figure 4 is an elevation showing a tab with clip in position in its retaining pocket.

Figure 5 is a vertical section of a panel and supporting tab.

Figure 6 is a vertical section of a panel and supporting tab showing an end of a sanitary napkin in position.

Fig. 1 illustrates a preferred form of the invention. The garter belt II is provided with means to support a catamenial device or sanitary napkin I2. The napkin I2 is shown in broken lines and forms no part of this invention. The garter belt I I is formed of a front panel I3, a rear panel I4 and two side panels I5 and I6. These panels are secured to each other at their adjacent edges by suitable means so that they form a garment to besupported on the hip or Waist portion of the body of the wearer. Along the junction of these panels and running substantially the entire width of said garment II, transverse stiiening members I1, such as stays or bones, are provided which may be inserted in channels I8 formed by parallel lines of stitching I9 in spaced relation on the overlapping side edges of the panels. At the lower edge of the garment Il, hose supporting bands 20 and clips 2| are provided which are appropriately attached to perform the hose supporting function of the garment II, These may be of any conventional type.

The napkin I2 is held in place by supporting means which comprise bands of longitudinally extensible elastic material 23, each being provided with a tab 24 and suitable clip 25.

The bands of elastic material 23 are provided on the interior side of the front and rear panels I3 and I4. As more clearly shown in Fig. 2, the ends of the elastic bands '23 are secured at 22 to the upper ends of the stiifening members I'I by stitching or in a suitable manner.

Each of the elastic bands 23 is in its normal or unextended condition shorter than the fabric of the particular panel I 3, I4, with which it is associated so that when the fabric is made taut as when the garment II is placed on the body of the wearer the elasticfbands 23 are extended and placed under proper' tension. It will be readily seen that the tension thus applied will be communicated to the stay members I1 and result in additional support against the body of the wearer therebypreventing any slippage of the garment II and increasing its eiciency. It will also be apparent that the elastic bands 23 being under tension will assume positions parallel to the upper edges of the panels I3 and I4, thus preventing the formation of folds or creases which might result in bulges or discomfort to the wearer.

The tabs 24, as shown more clearly in Figs. 3 and 4, are identical to each other and are'formed of two layers of tape or other suitable non-elastic strip material. The two layers of tape may be separate strips or formed by looping a length of tape over the center portion of each of the elastic bands 23 and secured thereto by stitching or other suitable means. The napkin supporting clips 25 are inserted by means of passing the layer of tape 26 nearest the interior surface of the panels I3 and I4 through the slots 28 provided in the upper portion of the clips 25. The lower portion of tabs 24 comprising both layers of tape are folded upwardlyjtoward the inner surface of the panels I3 and I4., These folds are secured by stitching 29 along'fthe side edges of the lower portion of the tabs. ".By thus limiting the stitch'- ing 29 to the lower portion of the tabs 24, it will be seen that the clips are free to slide up and down along each of the inner layers of tape, 26, which form a slide therefore and slidably retain each of the clips 25. By limiting the stitching 29 to the side edges of the lower portion of the tabs 24, the upper edges 30 of the folds are left open, thus forming pockets 3| suitable to receive and retain the lower portion of the napkin clips 25 in a xed position, While the clips '25 are not in use. Eheficlips' 2l5'may be df 'any conventionalv type knownstotthe art and maybe made of plastic or other suitable rigid material. A preferred type 4 napkin supporting means secured toy said bands. 3. In a garment of the character described, a plurality of panels secured to each other at their adjacent edges, transverse stiffening members positioned at the junction of panels, elastic bands' positioned along the inner surfaces of the front and rear panels respectively and secured at their ends to adjacent stay members,'each of said elastic bands being in its unextended state shorter than the material of the panel between the stay 'members "and provided with tabs secured at the center of each of said bands.

of clip 25 is shown in Fig. 5, wherein the clip *25* is in position within pocket 31. -JDisplacement-.-of the clips 25 from the tabs 24 is prevented, as may readily be seen, and a layer of fabric isfatLall times provided between the clips 2.5 andthe body of the wearer, thus preventing any skin abrasion or discomfort which might result fromponta'clt of the clips 25 with the skin.

5 .When .itdsdesired to kmake .use of :napkin :suppd'rti'ng ..means vclips ..25 .are .moved upwardly on the Mtabs .24 .and r.slide along thetapes .2.6, .and .the ends of themapkin i2 naires-inserted in thenapkin retaining ,portions ,3'2 ofthe-.clips assshownin Fig. 6. `.After .the uends :of the fl2 have beenLthusJinserted inbotli the 'frontclip-Z-'S and theirear V015.13225 .of 4the .garment l- I., the napkin 4 2 is..adjusted ontriewbody of the wearer. Infthis condition the downwardfpullfof -the napkinl exerts additional strzain .on theliorizontal Y elastic .bands 23, which .is communicated to the transverse stays .Ll alongthe entire wid-tnof the garment l I,-increasing the support -iagainst zthe body of the ywearer Aand fpreventing -the renti-re garment ,f

.Tl-ius the .increased vdownward .pull `rin the garment v`due Jto the .insertion 'of vthe napkin t2 4.is .automatically .compensated for by additional .supporter 'tjh-e .stiiTenir-rg :members fl '1 against the body'rof the WearerYa-longftheentire v.germenot.

Jill-rile there have v.been described what -fare Y'at presentV consider-red yto Abefithe fprefer-red fernbediments of .this invention, i-t vwill be obvious :to:

:tizioseskilled in theart that various-fchariges yand modications .may @be made wherein without de- .parting y.from the time :spirit and scope of the ir-nlenticln. y

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.,l. .A .garter ybelt ,and :sanitary fnapkinwsupfport comprising-azfrontfpaneLfa rear pa-nel and .two side .span-els, secured -stozfeach ot-lrerfat y-tl'ieirsadl- .j acent 4edges to form a 'garmenttransversefstiftlening members .positionedat the-jnnction-of said .pane1s'afront elastic band aand 'a rear elastic band .positioned along vthe inner surf aces .for .the 'i ront .and .rear .panels .respectively-,and-.secured at 4:. In a garment of the character described, a

.,.pluralityzof pa-nels secured to each other at their adjacent edges, transverse stiifening members positionedia't the junction of panels, elastic bands .positioned along .the inner surfaces of front and rear panels respectively and secured at their ends to'istaymembers, each of said elastic bands being in its unextended state shorter than the material of the ipa-nel between the stay members :'to which it -is .scour-ed, fand y.provi-deo. with Atalos ,securedat ttie--cente1fceachfo said band-s, said-tabs comprising fa .plurality of 4layers vof :material having a 'plurality of 4folds :at Itheir lower fends formed towards vthe :inner surfaces Vof the respective panels and secured along the side edges of `the lower portions of .the tabs.

.5; Inra :garment fof the Nc'lfiarac-ter described, Vtransverse stiienin-g members positioned f on -ithe periphery thereof, `elastic bands 'positioned alongV the :inner surfaces :of the iront andrear portions Vof saidgarment secured-at-their ends to adjacentstay =m-em`oers each of said elastic .bands being in its -unextended state .shorter thanthe material vvof the garmentfbetween the stay fmem' bers andlprovid-ed --wit'h -tabsfsecnredat the-'center of eaclrof thebanda said-tab'scoinprising a-.plurality-of layers'o-f :material havingv :a vplurality. kof .folds at their Klower-ends, formed toward' theginner surface vof the garment yandi/secured l'along the side edges ofthe vlower. ,portions "of the tabs, supporting Lclips each -rslidably 'mounted on. the layer of ysaid-:tab .material adjacent the garment.

6. A garter belt sanitary napkin support Toom-- prisin-g -a 'front gpa'nel, asre'ar panelfand'two Lside panels lsecured `to each other .at their-adjacent edges to form .a garment, transverse 'stiffening members positioned'r-.at :the junction 'of said panels, ,a 4front elastic 2band :and a rear l"elastic band positioned `along the inner l"surfaces Yof .the front and rear panels respectively and secured at their 'ends to yadjacent "stiening members, ea'chiof said 'elastic bandsibeing inits'runext'ended state shorter than the material ofjtliepanel'between the stay members to Awhich .it 'is secured and .being provi-ded with-tabs secured'at the fcenter of each of the zban'ds, sai'dtab's comprising .a plurality fof layers of material having :a plurality of folds at their lower ends formedtoward .the innersurfaces .of .the .frespective ,panels yand Vsecured by stitching alongthe sideedgesfoi v'the lower portions of the tabs forming pockets, snp portingclips each slidablymounted `on thelayer of tab material-adjacent the inn-er'surface ofthe respective panel with which it is associated.

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feed screw surrounding the drive shaft and fixed relative to the motor, a tubular plug internally threaded upon the feed screw and externally threaded to engage a threaded socket of an electrode section and means operatively connecting the drive shaft to said plug throughout the entire travel of the plug upon the feed screw.

5. An electrode splicing device for splicing electrode sections having threaded sockets in their ends, said splicing device comprising a reversing motor, a drive shaft upon the motor, a tubular feed screw surrounding the drive shaft and fixed relative to the motor, a tubular plug internally threaded upon the feed screw and externally threaded to engage a threaded socket of an electrode section, said plug having longitudinal grooves therein and driving means upon the drive shaft engaging said longitudinal grooves throughout the entire travel of the plug upon the feed screw.

6. An electrode splicing device for splicing electrode sections having threaded sockets in their ends, said splicing device comprising a reversing motor, a drive shaft upon the motor, a tubular feed screw surrounding the drive shaft and fixed relative to the motor, a tubular plug internally threaded upon the feed screw and externally threaded to engage a threaded socket of an electrode section, said plug having longitudinal grooves therein and a driving spider upon the drive shaft engaging said longitudinal grooves throughout the entire travel of the plug upon the feed screw.

7. An electrode splicing device for splicing electrode sections having threaded sockets in their ends, said splicing device comprising a reversing motor, a draft shaft upon the motor, a tubular feed screw surrounding the drive shaft and fixed relative to the motor, a feed nut threaded upon the feed screw, a tubular plug surrounding the feed screw and fixed to the feed nut, said plug being externally threaded to engage a threaded socket of an electrode section, and means operatively connecting the drive shaft to said plug throughout the entire travel of the feed nut upon the feed screw and rigid radial arms upon said tubular plug.

8. An electrode splicing device for splicing electrode sections having threaded sockets in their ends, said splicing device comprising a base plate, a reversing motor mounted upon the base plate, a drive shaft upon the motor located downward through the base plate, a tubular feed screw surrounding the drive shaft and fixed at its upper end to the base plate, a tubular plug internally threaded upon the feed screw and externally threaded to engage a threaded socket of an electrode section, and means operatively connecting the drive shaft to said plug throughout the entire travel of the plug upon the feed screw.

9. An electrode splicing device for splicing electrode sections having threaded sockets in their ends, said splicing device comprising a base plate, a yoke connected to the base plate for suspending the splicing device above an electrode section,

a reversing motor mounted upon the base plate, a rdrive shaft upon the motor located downward through the base plate, a tubular feed screw surrounding the drive shaft and fixed at its upper end to the base plate, a tubular plug internally threaded upon the feed screw and externally threaded to engage a threaded socket of an electrode section, and means operatively connecting the drive shaft to said plug throughout the entire travel of the plug upon the feed screw.

l0. An electrode splicing device for splicing electrode sections having threaded sockets in their ends, said splicing device comprising a base plate, a reversing motor mounted upon the base plate, a drive shaft upon the motor located downward through the base plate, a tubular feed screw surrounding the drive shaft and fixed at its upper end to the base plate, a feed nut threaded upon the feed screw, a tubular plug surrounding the feed screw and fixed to the feed nut, said plug being externally threaded to engage a threaded socket of an electrode section, said plug having longitudinal grooves therein and a driving spider upon the drive shaft engaging said longitudinal grooves throughout the entire travel of the feed nut upon the feed screw.

11. An electrode splicing device for splicing electrode sections having threaded sockets in their ends, said splicing device comprsing a base plate, a reversing motor mounted upon the base plate, a drive shaft upon the motor located downward through the base plate, a tubular feed screw surroundingthe drive shaft and fixed at its upper end to the base plate, a feed nut tthreaded uponl the feed screw, a tubular plug surrounding the feed screw and fixed to the feed nut, said plug being externally threaded to engage a threaded socket of an electrode section, said plug having longitudinal grooves therein and a driving spider upon the drive shaft engaging said longitudinal grooves throughout the entire travel of the feed nut upon the feed screw and means for holding said base plate against rotation.

ROBERT R. JONES.

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